Fragmented UCU strikes leave reballot campaign ‘in the balance’
Union attempts to rally members to renew the fight but few branches opt to take part in industrial action planned for start of new academic year
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World University Rankings 2024: China creeps closer to top 10
North America has also revived while Oceania’s international outlook has dipped. Patrick Jack picks out key rankings trends
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USS members set for refund on lost benefits in £900 million deal
Top-up to funds will reimburse university staff for money lost between April 2022 – when benefits were cut – and April 2024 – when they are set to be restored
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David Mba: from washing cars to leading a university
New Birmingham City University leader, who struggled to find work after first-class engineering degree, discusses boosting social capital for minority students and staff
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What I’m doing differently this year
From dedicating time for brainstorming to taking inspiration from their dog, five writers explain how they are changing their approach to academia and life as another academic year begins in the...
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Should US politicians be cutting humanities courses?
Amid concerns about value for money and the supposed liberal bias of certain humanities and social science subjects, conservative politicians are increasingly intervening in curricular decisions. Do...
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UCU calls off Newcastle strikes in error
Union mistakenly sends withdrawal notice to university amid confusion over who is and isn’t taking part in latest walkouts
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Japan reports 20 per cent drop in doctorates over two decades
With job prospects slim in Japanese academia, PhD students may need to look outside country for further employment, researcher suggests
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Introducing our Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings advisory board
THE’s SSA advisory board launches with members from countries across the region
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Arts and Humanities Research Council cuts funded PhDs by quarter
UKÂ funder will support fewer PhD studentships as cost pressures from reduced funding and higher doctoral stipends bite
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Andy Burnham: ‘HE must move beyond strikes and show its value’
Greater Manchester mayor urges sector to get ready to show next government it can ‘kick-start regional growth’
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Peers criticise OfS ‘nonchalance’ on ‘looming crisis’ in finances
Lords committee report delivers biting criticism of ‘distant and combative’ English regulator, prompting calls for its chair to resign
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Starmer picks Peter Kyle as shadow science secretary
Former schools minister who took A levels at the age of 25 before getting Sussex doctorate will shadow science secretary Michelle Donelan
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‘Excessive’ workloads clearing marking backlog ‘unmanageable’
Union members say tight deadlines not achievable as boycott ends as universities push to allow students to graduate
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Australia spurns boundaries in renewing its science ambitions
Proposed research priorities focus more on broad societal goals than on the mechanisms for achieving them